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The attendance at most of the meetings had been good. 



Two members had resigned, and seventeen new members had been 

 elected. The total number of members now on the roll was 110; but 

 this was likely to be reduced somewhat, as the roll was about to undergo 

 further revision, several nominal members being in arrears with their sub- 

 scriptions. 



In recognition of his invaluable services to science and to the Society, 

 Sir James Hector, K.C.M.G., had been elected an honorary life-member 

 of the Society. 



The statement of receipts and expenditure showed that the receipts 

 (including a balance of £44 9s. 7d. brought forward from the previous 

 financial period) amounted to £106 8s. 7d., and the expenditure to 

 £70 4s. 6d., leaving a credit balance of £36 4s. Id., which, with the sum of 

 £41 3s. at credit of the Research Fund with the Bank of New Zealand, 

 made a total of £77 7s. Id. in hand. 



The previous annual meeting having been held in April, 1905, the 

 period covered by the present statement was one of only some six months : 

 but, these six months being the months of session, the expenditure was 

 relatively heavier than the receipts. The present meeting had been called 

 in October, instead of in the following autumn, because of an alteration in 

 the rules of the New Zealand Institute. Under one of the new rules of 

 the Institute it was necessary that matter intended for insertion in any 

 given year's volume of the Transactions and Proceedings should be in 

 the hands of the editor of that publication not later than the 31st Decem- 

 ber of such year. This made it desirable to hold the annual meeting at 

 some convenient time towards the end of the session, and no doubt future 

 Councils, following the precedent set on the present occasion, would ar- 

 range their dates accordingly each year. 



Election of Officers for 1906. — President — Mr. Martin 

 Chapman ; Vice-Presidents — Professor T. H. Easterfield and 

 Mr. G. V. Hudson ; Council— Professor H. B. Kirk, Mr. C. E. 

 Adams, B.Sc, Sir James Hector, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., Dr. A. K. 

 Newman, Mr. J. W. Poynton, Mr. A. Hamilton, and Mr. T. W. 

 Kirk, F.L.S. ; Secretary and Treasurer — Mr. Thomas King ; 

 Auditor— Mr. E. R. Dvmock. A.I.A., N.Z. 



Seventh Meeting : Is* November, 1905. 

 Mr. Martin Chapman, President, in the chair. 



New Member. — Mr. Henry Rix-Trott. 



The Chairman said that it was his sad duty to announce the 

 death of Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., of Christchurch, Presi- 

 dent of the New Zealand Institute. 



He said that Captain Hutton was very widely known by reason of 

 his scientific work, and the loss which the colony sustained by his death 

 was a very great one. Captain Hutton was a man of the highest scientific 

 attainments, and one whose work was of great value to New Zealand. 



On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Professor T. H. Easter- 

 field, the following resolution was unanimously passed : " The Council 

 and members of the Wellington Philosophical Society desire to place on 

 record their sincere regret at the death of Captain F. W. Hutton, F.R.S., 

 President of the New Zealand Institute, and their high appreciation of his 



